“We had some leads and we had some big opportunities, but Alabama played the bigger points,” said LSU head coach Julia Sell. “That’s where our youth comes in. Across all the courts, I was really happy to see how we kept adjusting and found the right game plan in the second set.”

The Lady Tigers are now 7-5 (0-3 SEC) on the season, while the Tide improves to 11-2 (3-0 SEC).

On court six in singles, LSU’s Holloway battled hard, coming from behind several times to tie the match. Although Holloway fell to Luicelena Perez 6-2, 7-6 (9-7), the freshman continues to improve as a player.

“Skylar is just always in there,” said Sell. “She found the right plays a little bit late, but she’s coming along. Skylar just has to start matches the way she finishes them, then she is going to rattle off some wins. She has had some incredible come from behind wins for us already.”